Student Accommodate Guide


As a student, you can do the following within Accommodate:

Activate Your Accommodations with a Semester Request

What is a Semester Request?

When you want to share your accommodations with your faculty, you need to create a “Semester Request”. Within the request you can either:

  • “Submit for All Accommodations” – This submits all accommodations to all courses
  • “Review the Request” – This allows you to customize which accommodations are sent to each course

Once you have submitted the request, Accessibility Services will review the request and send your Letter of Accommodations to faculty, so faculty can view your letter right in their Accommodate portal. Please remember, that you need to create a new “Semester Request” EVERY semester.

How to Create a Semester Request

Once in the system, click:

  1. Accommodation > Semester Request > Add New
  2. Choose the appropriate semester
  3. Either “Submit for All Accommodations” (submits all accommodations to all courses) or “Review the Request” (allows you to customize what accommodations are sent for each course)

How to Submit a Semester Request (Video)

Submit Documentation 

What Documentation is Accessibility Services Looking For?

Submitting documentation is an important step in the accommodation process. Documentation assists Accessibility Services in understanding the condition, functional impact, and possible accommodations and uses documentation to help determine which accommodations are reasonable at the college level.

Review the Guidelines for Documentation for a Disability

How to Submit Documentation

Once you are registered, you can easily upload documentation. Once in the system, click:

  1. Accommodation > Documentation > Add New Accessibility Document
  2. Create a document title, upload the file/drag the file into the upload box, and share a short description
  3. Click Submit

How to Submit Documentation (Video)

View Accessibility Letters

What Letters Can You Access within Accommodate?

There are few different types of letters that Accessibility might send through Accommodate. Letters are sent to document an official step in the accommodation process. Letters most commonly include:

  • Registration confirmation letters
  • Accommodation confirmation approval letters
  • Letter of Accommodation for courses
  • Insufficient documentation letter

Please note that letters in Accommodate are not intended to replace email or other types of communication. Students are encouraged to check their CCSNH student email account frequently.

How to View and Sign Letters

Accommodate allows you to easily view your letters each semester. Once in the system, click:

  1. Accommodation > Letters
  2. Choose the letter you want to view, sign, or download
  3. If you are signing a letter,
    1. Review the letter
    2. Type your name
    3. Click Save at the bottom of the letter

How to View Accommodation Letters (Video)

Request an Accommodation Modification

When Might Students Request Accommodation Modifications?

Students’ needs don’t follow a semester schedule. Students’ conditions change and, therefore, accommodation needs can and do change too. If you would like to request new or modified accommodations, you can complete a modification request within Accommodate. Requests to modify accommodations can also be discussed directly with Accessibility Services, but we encourage you to create a request in Accommodate as a first step.

Please note that requests are not automatically approved. All modification requests are reviewed through an interactive accommodation process. Because of this, Accessibility Services may ask for additional documentation or request a meeting to discuss the request.

How to Request Accommodation Modification

Requests for accommodation modifications can be initiated directly with Accessibility Services or can be completed through the Modify Accommodations in Accommodate. Once in the system, click:

  1. Accommodation > Modify Accommodations > Add New
  2. Share information about your condition and the accommodations you are requesting
  3. Click Submit

How to Modify or Add Accommodation (Video)